California’s drought isn’t fully in the past, but the state is beginning to bounce back. According to recent research from the University...
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News Briefs: Federal Bill Authorizes $170M to Aid Flint Water Crisis
After being held up in recent months by continued debate, a bill authorizing emergency funds to address Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis...
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News Briefs: Florida City Gives Up Control of Utility Amidst Corruption Allegations
Opa-locka, Florida, has granted control of its water and sewer system to Miami-Dade County following a series of illicit activities going back...
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News Briefs: California Water Agencies Reduce Conservation Targets
Despite drought conditions that persist in California, 84 percent of the water agencies in the state have a conservation target of zero...
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News Briefs: Flint’s Water Quality on the Rise
The Virginia Tech researchers who exposed Flint, Michigan’s lead problem say the city’s water quality is improving. Of the 162 homes tested...
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Unmetered Californians Impact Attempts to Restrict Water Use
Following especially dire drought conditions because of the lack of snowmelt, the state of California currently has water restriction mandates in place....
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Disaster Preparation Ongoing in Vulnerable Northern California
San Francisco Bay Area agencies are making progress with a $113 million project aimed at bolstering water supplies for crisis situations. The...
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California Receives $30 Million for Water Reuse, Reclamation Projects
Earlier this month, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor announced more than $30 million in funding through the Bureau of...
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News Briefs: Water Board Moves to Drop Record Fine
The California State Water Resources Control Board has moved to dismiss a record $1.55 million fine levied last summer against the Byron-Bethany...
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Aquifer Recharge Efforts Ramp Up During Rainy Season
While it’s not apparent just yet whether this winter’s rainfall will bring closure to California’s historic drought, it is clear that the...
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News Briefs: Governor Responds to Calls to Drink Flint Water
In response to concerns over unsafe drinking water, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he will drink filtered tap water from Flint for...
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News Briefs: Fundraiser Established for Former Sewer and Water Supervisor
An online fundraiser has been established for Michael Stiles, 56, who died March 22 in an accident while on the job as...
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News Briefs: Top Sewer and Water Official Resigns
Jim Good, executive director of the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, resigned March 3. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the agency has...
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Flooding Farms, Restoring Groundwater
The Central Valley sky was a never-ending expanse of gray. Not a single pixel of blue in sight. Under it, UC Davis...




















